May 23, 2021
Yup, any intervention in medicine is a double-edged sword. One always has to evaluate risk versus benefit.
But in this case it's pretty clear that one side of the double-edged sword is much *much* sharper than the other.
We know with absolute certainty that COVID can kill. I mean, almost 3.5 million people have died from it worldwide and it's currently wrecking havoc in countries like India and Nepal. The risk of the vaccines, on the other hand, is on a completely different order of magnitude.
Anyway, thanks for the discussion, Debesh!